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AUSTIN, Texas -- Six Wichita State student-athletes competed Friday at the West Preliminary Championships competition of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
On Friday,
Austin Corley placed 22nd in the 400 meter hurdles in a time of 51.70, while
Hayden Bugner was 32nd in the pole vault with a hieght of 16-4.75/5.00m.
Zach Loesch was 31st in the shot put with a toss of 55-8.25/16.97.
For the women on Friday, Nikki and
Taylor Larch-Miller ran the 100 meter hurdles and qualified for Saturday's quarterfinals with times of 13.42 and 13.49. In the discus,
Tyra Bickham was 43rd in the discus with a throw of 155-6/47.39m.
On Thursday, Corley advanced to the Friday quarterfinals in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 51.69.
Isaac Poe was 41st with a 53.81.
Hunter Veith was 27th in the long jump with a distance of 24-7/7.49m.
On Friday for the women,
Nikki Larch-Miller ran a 11.61 in the 100 meters,
Sidney Hirsch ran the 10k in 36:14.09 and
Claudia Rojo ran the 400 hurdles in a time of 1:00.37 but did not advance.
Jamesia Milton was 34th in the hammer throw with a toss of 185-11/56.67m, while
Alesa Frey no-heighted in the pole vault.
Carlea Holt-Miles finished 27th in the javelin (145-9/44.43m) and
Breanne Borman was 43rd with a throw of 133-1/40.56m.
For the men,
Michael Wells ran a personal best of 10.32 in the 100 meters to finish 29th, while
Ugis Jocis ran a 3:56.98 to finish 25th. In the javelin,
Aaron True was 15th with a throw of 215-7/65.70m and
John Hoplin was 22nd with a throw of 207-6/63.25m.
Earlier this week, four Shocker multi-athletes (
Hunter Veith,
Breanne Borman,
Gavyn Yetter,
Nikki Larch-Miller) were announced as qualifying for the NCAA Championship. Those four, in addition to the qualifiers out of the East and West Preliminary Championships, will compete at the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships held June 7-10 in Eugene, Oregon.
Wichita set 42 personal bests in winning both the Men's and Women's Missouri Valley Conference Championships in Wichita. In addition, the Shockers also set or improved 15 Top 10 All-Time WSU marks, including school records by
Jamesia Milton in the hammer throw (205-8/62.69) and
Tyra Bickham in the discus (48-6.25/14.79m).
Austin Corley had the highest ranking of WSU's preliminary qualifiers with the No. 9 time of 50.59 in the West 400 meter hurdles heading into the West Prelims.
The Shockers overall qualified 25 track and field student-athletes for the competition. Competition continues Saturday.
